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Terry Coombs[_2_]

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On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:55:07 -0500, Ignoramus23199
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On 2015-06-27, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Ignoramus23199" wrote in
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I am wondering if anyone else ever received unusual gifts.

For example, today, a company unexpectedly gifted me sixteen brand
name pallet jacks in great condition.

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My neighbors give me every broken tool they don't want to bother
with. My parents did too, such as a car whose only problem was rear
toe-in from radius rods bent by a dumb mechanic who used them as
jacking points. $15 at a junkyard fixed it.

Very nice story!

Among many other things I have been given was a snow blower that had
lost it's wheel drive -- due to the chain link being installed
bachwards and the clip falling off.
$6 repair.

I was recently given a John Deere 175 lawn tractor - had a blown
crankcase gasket (Kawasaki) and, it turns out, a flakey ignition coil
(JD is REALLY proud of their parts - $99.60 plus tax) It needs a bit
of paint, 2 front tires, and a new seat (purchased yesterday at TSC at
60% off - so about $70.00) -Should be able to turn it over for a bit
of a profit.

A series 2 Pontiac Firefly Turbo ended up in my posession too - not
sure what I'll end up doing with it - but it will be a while 'till I
finish some other more important projects - like getting the plane in
the air. Speaking of which, I was given most of a spare engine for it
as well.

My JD 317 has a Harley coil ... I bought used for 25 bucks . Seems people
want to give me chain saws . 2 of my 3 were gifts , and 2 spare powerheads
came as gifts . I also passed one (complete saw) on to a neighbor who needed
one . A guy I useta do some machine shop work for gave me a bunch of scrap
metal when he "cleaned out" his shop . Most of it got recycled for cash .

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Snag